spotter vs employee

spotter and employee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spotter	Yes	No	No	No
employee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, employee is a hypernym of spotter; that is, employee is a word with a broader meaning than spotter:

As nouns, employee is a hypernym of spotter; that is, employee is a word with a broader meaning than spotter:

spotter (noun)	employee (noun)
someone who is the first to observe something	a worker who is hired to perform a job
a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event